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Don Herbert

Acting

0.2 Popularity Jul 10, 1917 (89 years old) Waconia, Minnesota

Donald Jeffry Herbert (born Donald Herbert Kemske and better known as Mr. Wizard) was the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard (1951–65, 1971–72) and Mr. Wizard's World (1983–90), which were educational television programs for children devoted to science and technology. He also produced many s...

Biography

Donald Jeffry Herbert (born Donald Herbert Kemske and better known as Mr. Wizard) was the creator and host of Watch Mr. Wizard (1951–65, 1971–72) and Mr. Wizard's World (1983–90), which were educational television programs for children devoted to science and technology. He also produced many short video programs about science and authored several popular books about science for children. It was said that no fictional hero was able to rival the popularity and longevity of "the friendly, neighborly scientist".:   In Herbert's obituary, Bill Nye wrote, "Herbert's techniques and performances helped create the United States' first generation of homegrown rocket scientists just in time to respond to Sputnik. He sent us to the moon. He changed the world." Herbert is credited with turning "a generation of youth" in the 1950s and early 1960s onto "the promise and perils of science".

Filmography 10

2020
3D Print Masters Movie

as Self (archival footage)

1994
Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets Movie

as Mr. Wizard

1988
Scarecrows Movie

as Radio Newscast

1973
Terror in the Wax Museum Movie

as Jack the Ripper Wax Figure

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The Road to Edinburgh Movie

as Self-G.E. Spokesman

Photos 1

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Not specified
Birthday July 10, 1917 (89 years old)
Died June 12, 2007
Place of Birth Waconia, Minnesota
Years Active 1951 - 2020
Popularity 0.2
Career Stats
10 Total Credits
5 Movie Roles
4 TV Roles
1 Photos